Electricity demand in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Electricity demand was 0.21 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand in Sierra Leone, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity demand in Sierra Leone is 0.21 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.27 terawatt-hours in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.05 terawatt-hours, in 2006.
Sierra Leone ranks 193rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity demand in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.13 terawatt-hours | +44.4% |
| 2002 | 0.16 terawatt-hours | +23.1% |
| 2003 | 0.15 terawatt-hours | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.12 terawatt-hours | -20.0% |
| 2005 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | -33.3% |
| 2006 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | -37.5% |
| 2007 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.14 terawatt-hours | +133.3% |
| 2011 | 0.17 terawatt-hours | +21.4% |
| 2012 | 0.18 terawatt-hours | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.16 terawatt-hours | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 0.15 terawatt-hours | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.16 terawatt-hours | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 0.21 terawatt-hours | +31.2% |
| 2017 | 0.23 terawatt-hours | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 0.27 terawatt-hours | +17.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2 terawatt-hours | -25.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.21 terawatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 0.21 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.21 terawatt-hours is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.15 terawatt-hours, 10% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.21 terawatt-hours is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.81 terawatt-hours, 7% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity demand in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +133.3% | 0.06 terawatt-hours | 0.14 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.096 terawatt-hours | 0.05 terawatt-hours | 0.16 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.187 terawatt-hours | 0.14 terawatt-hours | 0.27 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.204 terawatt-hours | 0.2 terawatt-hours | 0.21 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 190 Grenada 0.24 terawatt-hours compare
- 191 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.23 terawatt-hours compare
- 192 Gibraltar 0.22 terawatt-hours compare
- 194 American Samoa 0.18 terawatt-hours compare
- 195 British Virgin Islands 0.17 terawatt-hours compare
- 196 Samoa 0.16 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Sierra Leone
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 1.1% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand in Sierra Leone?
- Electricity demand in Sierra Leone was 0.21 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.27 terawatt-hours in 2018.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 terawatt-hours in 2006.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for electricity demand?
- Sierra Leone ranks 193rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.